Trump delivers his State of the Union. These were the takeaways.

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  Good morning.

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  President Trump delivers the longest State of the Union address in history, breaking his own record.

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  I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before,

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  and a turnaround for the ages.

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  It is indeed a turnaround for the ages.

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  NBC News gives us the main takeaways.

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  It's Wednesday, February 25th.

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  I'm Givian Resnick and I'm Cecilia Lay.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  That address to Congress comes at a challenging moment for the president and his party

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  as he faces headwinds before this year's midterm elections.

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  And as recent polls suggest that Trump's approval ratings have steadily declined.

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  I say tonight, members of Congress, the state of our union is strong.

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  For much of the nearly two hour speech, Trump stuck largely to the script,

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  defending his economic record and pointing to policies targeted at middle class Americans.

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  like social security tax cuts and lower mortgage rates.

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  Sahil Kapoor is a political reporter for NBC News.

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  He was in the press gallery and gave us his takeaways.

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